Thanks to Leah, I got to go (for free) to the Q150 Shed. A series of concerts travelling around Queensland as part of the 150th birthday celebrations. Each concert has a mix of locals and Queensland talent. The main drawcard was Raw Metal, a part of the Raw Dance Company. They were four guys doing some contemporary tap dance. It was brilliant. As were the local guys from 'Formidable' who were up first.
Leah used to do a fair bit of tap dancing, and obviously knew the terminology. One of the 'skits' (I don't know what they call it in dancing), had the guys dressed in work overalls, which they stripped down to pants and shirt. When one of them was stripping, Leah yelled out 'show us your time-step'. The guy smiled and pointed at her. Later on when they were doing a bit of improv stuff, he pointed at her again, and did some time-step (well that's what Leah told me it was anyway).
The night was such great value, especially with the free ticket. We ended up with a singlet each, and a stubbie cooler (or two).
Jessica Sprague is offering another free two week class to be held in July. After taking her Photo Editing - Good to Great Workflow, I think this new class would be great to follow on from that. Plus its free! Doesn't get any better than that.
Last night Karen & I went to see "The Proposal" at a special cinebuzz screening. The cinema was jam-packed, and not a lot can be said for pre-purchasing your tickets on-line. The 'jump the queue' line was bigger than the normal line and didn't seem to be getting any preferential treatment anyway.
The movie, on the other hand, was great and really funny. I love Ryan Reynolds and have a soft spot for any Sandra Bullock romantic comedies, so it was a win-win. I would definitely recommended it, even just for the surprise nude scene (hilarious).
Star rating : 3 of 5
I'm back! (for those who are still even checking on my blog updates, and I wouldn't blame you if you weren't, in which case you wouldn't be reading this either). I will eventually update the blog with happenings from the last few months (including Bali, Caitie), but thought I would share what I've been up to this past weekend.Queens Birthday weekend ended up being very productive for me creating-wise. Not only did Caitie and I end up finalising the organisation of our upcoming Get Scrapped Getaway, but I managed to finish two mini albums. Yes, you read that right - two!The first one was an 8x8 album (using Maya Road chipboard album) for Emma (who is pregnant with her second child). I used some MME papers, together with AC thickers & some painted BG chipboard mini-monogram numbers. I really like the earthiness of this album.
The second album was a 3x3 album (also using Maya Road chipboard album), for Charlie. It's a fun little book of wild animals (using some chipboard laser cuts) which I inked & coloured using some water-colour pencils, before lacquering the whole thing with modge-podge.
I even had time to play a fair bit of this:
(much thanks to Imelda & Frank for the birthday gift voucher) My only problem is I now want the supporting guitar and drum kit. The new guitars, as it turns out, have features that mine doesn't. This means I don't have full point-scoring capabilities. I'll just have to wait until the novelty has worn off the Nelson kid's complete set and borrow theirs.
Saturday night we celebrated my father-in-law's 60th birthday at a local bowls club. We played some social barefoot bowls and enjoyed a catered roast dinner and some home-made desserts. The highlight of the night was presenting Frank with a frame Imelda had made that houses boots, whip, bridle, and horse shoe from his jockey and horse-training days. Frank was actually lost for words, which was a good sign. It was a great night, and in typical Coyne-family tradition went into the wee hours.
When we were in Brisbane catching up with Tamie & Daniel (back at the start of May), I ended up taking a few photos of Tamie & her pregnant belly, as we strolled through Southbank and the city. Here's a few of the ones I liked the best.
The second album was a 3x3 album (also using Maya Road chipboard album), for Charlie. It's a fun little book of wild animals (using some chipboard laser cuts) which I inked & coloured using some water-colour pencils, before lacquering the whole thing with modge-podge.
